Resources For New and Expecting Mamas: Books

One of the toughest things about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders is that you can’t always tell by looking who has one. Among the many mama superpowers is the uncanny ability to hid a struggle (hey, not all powers are used for good).

And of course, therapy can help. But not everyone is interested in that as a next step, nor is it the only option for wellness whatsever..

Below is a smattering if books that can be helpful in different ways, along with a short-attention-span-honoring one-sentence book review.

From the bottom up.

1. The Pregnancy & Postpartum Anxiety Workbook: Provides basic, CBT-falvored (No, not CBD - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) easily digestible education about perinatal anxiety, as well as DIY tools and practices.

2. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth: Provides empowered birth stories and childbirth education that can helpful no matter what type of setting you’re planning to give birth.

3. This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression: Informative, readable, validating information about postpartum depression, and what you can do to help.

4. Dropping The Baby and Other Scary Thoughts: Informative, readable, validating information about postpartum anxiety, and what you can do to help. 
5. Expecting Better: Not your average “what to expect book” - illuminates some of the data about what you can and cannot eat and do during pregnancy (spoiler alert: coffee is not evil). 6. Parenting From The Inside Out: A kinda dense, but super important read for parents of kids of all ages sharing one major take home message: When we make meaning of our own experiences, we are less likely to repeat unhealthy patterns with our own children.

Okay, that's it for now. I imagine this list will g r o w! Share with a mom or mom-t0-be in your life. It just may be the exact things she needs (bring her some food while you're at it ;)


​Yours in wellness, self-care and compassion,
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Shana

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